Paging God
religion in the halls of medicine
Wendy Cadge
328 pages | ~9 hrs
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religion in the halls of medicine
By Wendy Cadge
In the corridors of America's major medical centers, profound questions about faith, healing, and human connection unfold daily. Wendy Cadge opens the doors to these sacred spaces where medicine and spirituality intersect, revealing how healthcare professionals navigate the complex terrain of prayer, religious practice, and patient care.
Drawing from extensive interviews with nurses, physicians, and chaplains across the United States, this illuminating exploration takes readers on a journey through hospital chapels, intensive care units, and even morgues. Healthcare workers share their candid experiences about how spiritual elements weave through their professional lives, sometimes visibly, often in subtle but meaningful ways.
Cadge's careful observation of daily hospital routines uncovers the intricate dance between medical science and spiritual care. Through the voices of those who serve on the front lines of human suffering and healing, readers discover how contemporary healthcare institutions grapple with questions of faith, meaning, and transcendence.
For anyone seeking to understand how spirituality functions within modern medical settings, this book offers rare insight into a world where clinical expertise meets the deepest human needs for comfort, hope, and connection. Whether you work in healthcare, serve in ministry, or simply wonder about the role of faith in healing, these authentic stories illuminate the profound ways spirit and medicine continue to intertwine in our most vulnerable moments.
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Religion
- ✓ Explore Chaplains
- ✓ Explore Spiritual Therapies
- ✓ Explore Pastoralmedizin
- ✓ Explore Medicine, religious aspects
- ✓ Explore Medicine, united states
- ✓ Explore Hospitals
- ✓ Explore Hospitals, sociological aspects
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Details
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- ISBN-13
- 9780226922102
- ISBN-10
- 0226922103
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- EN
